McLaren cars totally dominated CanAm sports car racing with 56 wins, a considerable number of them with him behind the wheel, between 1967 and 1972 (and five constructors’ championships), and have won three Indianapolis 500 races, as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans and 12 Hours of Sebring.
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Les McLaren restored an aging Austin 7 Ulster which 14-year-old Bruce used in 1952 when he entered his first competition, a hillclimb.
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The University of Auckland Formula SAE team use Bruce's racing number 47 as their car number in memory of Bruce.
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Bruce McLaren Intermediate School in West Auckland was named after him shortly after his death.
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His parents, Les and Ruth McLaren, owned a service station and workshop in Remuera Rd, Remuera, Auckland.
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Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Bruce McLaren attended Meadowbank Primary School.
He initially worked with Denny Hulme for the Formula Junior series in Europe, and then in 1962 he became Bruce McLaren's secretary.
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